Competition starts Tuesday at the Eurovision Song Contest, with divisions over Israel’s participation hanging over the 70th birthday of the over-the-top pop music extravaganza. Host city Vienna has been bedecked in hearts and the contest’s “United by Music” motto for a week in which singers and bands from 35 countries will compete onstage for the continent’s musical crown.

EUROVISION 2026 is almost here, with the biggest song contest on the planet returning for its 70th anniversary. Vienna is rolling out the red carpet for the mad, much-loved musical marathon.

Eurovision fever was set to hit Vienna today with events planned for thousands of fans in advance of the song contest’s grand final on May 16, with

Eurovision kicked off in Vienna on Sunday, with thousands of fans flocking to the city for events and music ahead of the song contest's grand final next weekend, with renewed calls for a boycott

It has been announced today that Vienna will be the host city for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, the world's biggest live televised music event. It will be Vienna's third time as host, following 1967 and 2015. Austria's public broadcaster ORF announced ...

After the success of last year’s edition, Gabriele Corsi will once again accompany viewers in and around the Wiener Stadthalle. In his video diary 'From Vienna with Song and Love', Gabriele

Vienna's Rathausplatz hosted the spectacular Eurovision Song Contest 2026 Opening Ceremony today, with artists from 35 nations gracing the turquoise carpet.

The 70th Eurovision Song Contest 2026 will be hosted in Vienna, Austria. Hosted by broadcaster ORF, the live shows will take place at the Wiener Stadthalle from May 12 to 16. The key shows are the First Semi-Final on May 12, the Second Semi-Final on May 14, and the Grand Final on May 16.

Though “Vienna” isn’t one of Billy Joel’s most celebrated songs — far from the realm of “Only the Good Die Young” or “The Stranger” — it remains a favorite among Joel enthusiasts. “Vienna” is one of Joel’s most relatable tunes ...

Vienna has unveiled Austria's largest mural on a vacant office tower as part of the Eurovision Song Contest cultural programme.